Laughter Yoga was developed in Mumbai, India in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria, a qualified Medical doctor and his wife Madhuri, a yoga teacher.

Dr. Kataria believed that people were laughing less and less as time went by and were more stressed, and also that laughter did indeed have some significant health benefits. There are now over 6,000 Laughter Clubs around the world in 70 counties.